LyX ⇒ Use TikZ with LyX

[SenZe]

Hello to all,

I am quite new to using LaTeX and even newer to using it with LyX. However, I tried to use the TikZ package from LyX.

I did it the following way:
1. download the package and extract the file content to Program Files\MikTeX\
2. Insert one of the example codes (see link above) in TeXnic Center - works.
3. Insert the same example code as a new TeX code block ('Insert TeX code') into LyX. When Compiling, i get a few errors, mainly 'Can be used only in preamble' and 'Environment tikzpicture undefined', and a few others.
4. I fixed these errors by deleting the \documentclass and \enddocument commands. In addition, I inserted the \usepackage and the \usetikzlibrary commands in the document settings (Document -> Settings -> Latex preamble). Of course, i deleted these lines from the code.
5. I still get errors when compiling:
A few of them are like 'Missing } or \cr' inserted.
The others go like 'Package error: No shape named base is known'. Sometimes, it says 'M' instead of 'shape'.

What can i do to solve these problems?

Thank you a lot in advance for your help!

/EDIT: corrected the error messages

[pooz]

Maybe you need to include the "pgfplots" package?

I guess TikZ depends on it.

This is working for me in the LyX-Preamble:

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\usepackage{tikz} 
\usepackage{pgfplots}
% recommended as of Pgfplots 1.3:
\pgfplotsset{compat=newest}

[localghost]

Maybe you need to include the "pgfplots" package?

I guess TikZ depends on it. [...]

It's right the other way round. The pgfplots package depends on pgf/tikZ.

[...] download the package and extract the file content to Program Files\MikTeX\ [...]

Just use the MiKTeX Package Manager to install packages subsequently.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten